Name meaning & stats
Saran
Saran. 676 US babies since 1940, peak 2006. Notable Sarans are 1.9× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2006
676 US babies were named Saran between 1940 and 2025.
Saran around the world
- France: 500 babies since 1900, peak 2024, No. 865 in 2025
- England & Wales: 139 babies since 1996, peak 2007, No. 5,926 in 2025
- Belgium: 25 babies since 1995, peak 2021
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Sarans end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball player | 1.9× | Low · 5 people |
| Model | 1.5× | Low · 3 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
| Politician | 0.9× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Sarans show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 6 Sarons spell it Saran
- Saron 23%
- Sarahann 20%
- Saran 17%
- Saraann 8%
- Zareen 7%
- Saryn 7%
- Sarahanne 7%
- Sareen 5%
- Sarin 3%
- Saren 3%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2006)